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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.

Aug 15, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 9, settling around a 6 for most of the day.

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6
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT44m
PEAK180m
RIDES OPEN20/20
WEATHER80° Cloudy
Cedar Point crowd report infographic for Aug 15, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 11 PM · crowd level 1–10
5
10 AM
3
11 AM
7
12 PM
7
1 PM
8
2 PM
8
3 PM
7
4 PM
7
5 PM
7
6 PM
7
7 PM
9
8 PM
6
9 PM
7
10 PM
1
11 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. Top Thrill 2 climbs steeply through the morning on moderate days.

11 AM to 1 PM
Eat before 11 or after 2

Quick-service queues stack between 11:30 and 1:30. Plan around them.

2 PM to 6 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 2 PM is your friend. Use it on Top Thrill 2 or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 11 PM
Closing rush is your friend

Lines drop sharply once the night winds down. Wait it out, then re-ride.

Every ride, by average wait.

22 rides · avg wait shown
Top Thrill 2
96m avg
peak 180m · 85% uptime
Siren's Curse
82m avg
peak 130m · 92% uptime
Maverick
77m avg
peak 120m · 75% uptime
Steel Vengeance
75m avg
peak 120m · 79% uptime
Valravn
66m avg
peak 120m · 99% uptime
Millennium Force
60m avg
peak 90m · 82% uptime
GateKeeper
54m avg
peak 105m · 93% uptime
Raptor
49m avg
peak 90m · 93% uptime
Iron Dragon
42m avg
peak 60m · 76% uptime
Wild Mouse
42m avg
peak 60m · 67% uptime
Gemini
33m avg
peak 90m · 73% uptime
Blue Streak
28m avg
peak 60m · 95% uptime
Magnum XL-200
27m avg
peak 60m · 79% uptime
Pipe Scream
25m avg
peak 45m · 89% uptime
Rougarou
25m avg
peak 45m · 85% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
21m avg
peak 45m · 87% uptime
Skyhawk
20m avg
peak 40m · 90% uptime
maXair
19m avg
peak 30m · 97% uptime
Corkscrew
17m avg
peak 50m · 98% uptime
Power Tower
15m avg
peak 30m · 91% uptime
Thunder Canyon
Closed all day
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
1 ride was closed all day
Thunder Canyon

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 80°F, low 70°F, rain for 7h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Top Thrill 2 180m to 67m
2:42p Walk-on window: Corkscrew + Power Tower
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions